Conte clearly likes Pelle, the Chelsea rumblings might get going again soon. Be a terrible career move, but like Rickie, it would sort the pension fund out & make up for the less than stellar early twenties earnings.
Conte likes Pelle because there are not many Italian CFs with as much around impact as Pelle. But [at the risk of alienating fellow Saints supporters] there are at least one or two better CFs in the World, and Chelsea could afford them both at the same time if they wanted to. Certainly be a good financial payer for Graziano, but whether he'd want to leave his beloved Ronald is another matter. Besides, where else can he get his bum patted [Ronald] and be guaranteed a good cuddle after scoring [Sadio]
Oh only rumors. They don't count. Rumours might. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. It's that US spelling that gets me every time. Besides, I have to fill in for Godders when he's not here.
If it had been drugs I rather think it would have been banner headlines and the Sturridge story confined to the small print?